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词汇 Latina
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Definition of Latina in English:

Latina

noun laˈtiːnələˈtiːnə
North American
  • (in North America) a woman or girl of Latin American origin or descent.

    See also Latino
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In all, there were four white, five Latina, and five black girls.
    • The three students I cited here - one white, one black, one Latina - all suffered from the unnamed racial divide.
    • This may be more of a bias, however, for male than female Latinas, who are less likely to be homeless or seek day work by standing on street corners.
    • I ask Anita, a short, middle-aged Latina who wears a thick American-flag bandanna across her forehead.
    • Because the author was Latina, she explained that a way for her culture to state an argument was through story telling, i.e., testimony about ‘what I did and how I did it.’
    • Apparently audiences couldn't get enough of the 7-year-old bilingual Latina who lives inside a computer.
    • Cynthia, the teacher and third author of this article, is Latina, originally from a working-class West Texas community.
    • Another friend who's Latina occasionally consults her curandera, and my Catholic aunt still trusts in the cures of shamans.
    • However, she's quick to add, ‘Being Latina actually made me want to keep working harder, to prove my talent.’
    • Her expectations made me feel that I could do it, that being Latina did not mean that I was less, or that being Latina was a reason to do less.
    • Jenny, a 22-year-old Latina, was asked if she ever thought about leaving her abusive partner.
    • Or are you just a typically poorly-educated, insecure Latina who enjoys the thought of being a community leader for her generation?
    • A blue-blazered, take-charge Latina with a radio and a flashlight opens the door for you, and guides you through the dark entry hallway.
    • The spirited, petite Latina refused to go quietly.

Origin

Latin American Spanish, feminine of Latino (see Latino).

Definition of Latina in US English:

Latina

nounˌlaˈtēnə
North American
  • (in North America) a woman or girl of Latin American origin or descent.

    See also Latino
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Or are you just a typically poorly-educated, insecure Latina who enjoys the thought of being a community leader for her generation?
    • A blue-blazered, take-charge Latina with a radio and a flashlight opens the door for you, and guides you through the dark entry hallway.
    • This may be more of a bias, however, for male than female Latinas, who are less likely to be homeless or seek day work by standing on street corners.
    • The spirited, petite Latina refused to go quietly.
    • Because the author was Latina, she explained that a way for her culture to state an argument was through story telling, i.e., testimony about ‘what I did and how I did it.’
    • In all, there were four white, five Latina, and five black girls.
    • Another friend who's Latina occasionally consults her curandera, and my Catholic aunt still trusts in the cures of shamans.
    • Apparently audiences couldn't get enough of the 7-year-old bilingual Latina who lives inside a computer.
    • The three students I cited here - one white, one black, one Latina - all suffered from the unnamed racial divide.
    • Her expectations made me feel that I could do it, that being Latina did not mean that I was less, or that being Latina was a reason to do less.
    • Jenny, a 22-year-old Latina, was asked if she ever thought about leaving her abusive partner.
    • Cynthia, the teacher and third author of this article, is Latina, originally from a working-class West Texas community.
    • However, she's quick to add, ‘Being Latina actually made me want to keep working harder, to prove my talent.’
    • I ask Anita, a short, middle-aged Latina who wears a thick American-flag bandanna across her forehead.
adjectiveˌlaˈtēnə
  • Relating to Latinas.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Afterward I thought about it, and I thought, ‘Well, gee, I've been thinking all this time that she was Latina.’
    • In showcasing these poets, the book serves a vital purpose, but one still has to question the value and purpose of a canonization project for Latina/o literature.
    • The issue of an accurate census count of Latinas/os in the Chicago metro area would become a cause which some Latina/o leaders in the city took up in the mid-seventies.
    • Originals of all races - black, white, and Latina - all talked about their fathers being their primary motivators…
    • To counter the effects of structural bias and cultural traits on Latina reproductive health, the presence of women health activists needs to be apparent to the community.
    • It possesses no single linguistic Other, as in Latina/o writing, on which to hinge a counter-tradition of stylistics.
    • Homicide is also the second leading cause of death among Latina females aged 15-24 in California.
    • On the other hand, in the statement ‘It's not like I was born in Ecuador,’ she reveals her own lack of awareness regarding the very nature of U.S. Latina/o identity.
    • But, frankly, I think it's messed up that the maid ‘just happens’ to be Latina because, hey, guess what, Latinas are capable of being more than some yuppie's housekeeper!
    • For me, Latina tells you more about my heritage and culture.
    • The data on Latina reproductive behavior examined here cannot possibly refute the deeply held beliefs upon which such cataclysmic stories are based.
    • Finally, traditional gender roles that stigmatize female sexuality and Latina women's reluctance to discuss sexual practices with male partners are emphasized in the literature.
    • Anzuldã and Castillo show how female and Latina identities intersect.
    • The class consisted of fifteen first-grade and five second-grade native Spanish-speaking Latina/o children.
    • And so I think that today it's in to be Latino, to be Latina.
    • In the presentation of powerful and passionate Latinas, there is a need for developing female protagonists who meet the representational needs of women viewers.
    • That it's so out of the realm of possibility that somebody like me can be all Latina.
    • What I couldn't figure out was exactly what accent she was trying to pull off - Latina?
    • Black, Latina and American Indian females were charged 25 cents for cookies that cost males of minority descent 50 cents.
    • Like other Puerto Rican and Latina/o writers, she uses racial models to describe cultural multiplicity.

Usage

See Hispanic

Origin

Latin American Spanish, feminine of Latino (see Latino).

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